--- title: "1964 Quarter Value: What Yours Is Worth" description: "A 1964 quarter is 90% silver, so it is always worth more than 25 cents. Melt value, retail values by grade, mint marks and what makes one special." canonical: https://dimehound.app/coins/1964-quarter-value/ author: Mike Moore published: 2026-10-08 modified: 2026-10-08 values_checked: Oct 8, 2026 --- # 1964 Quarter Value: What Yours Is Worth By Mike Moore. Published Oct 8, 2026. Updated Oct 8, 2026. Canonical page: https://dimehound.app/coins/1964-quarter-value/ Every 1964 Washington quarter is 90% silver, so even a worn one is worth its melt value, about $10.67 at today's silver price. Circulated coins retail around $16, and uncirculated ones around $19 to $27. Only high grade, certified coins sell for real premiums. - **Composition:** 90% silver, 10% copper. 0.1808 oz of pure silver. - **Mintage:** 560,390,585 Philadelphia (no mint mark) for circulation, 704,135,528 Denver (D). - **Mint mark:** Back of the coin, below the eagle and the wreath. No mark means Philadelphia. **Melt value: $10.67.** Based on 0.18084 oz of silver at $59.00 per ounce on Oct 8, 2026. Melt value moves with the silver price every day. ## Value by grade **1964 and 1964-D quarter retail values by grade** | Grade | 1964 (no mint mark) | 1964-D | | --- | --- | --- | | Good to Extremely Fine (G4 to EF40) | $16 | $16 | | About Uncirculated (AU50) | $17.50 | $17.50 | | Uncirculated (MS60) | $19 | $19 | | Gem Uncirculated (MS65) | $27 | $27 | | Proof (PR65) | $23 | Not made | Retail values from USA Coin Book. Certified MS65 coins sold for $64 and $89 in 2026 sales tracked by Greysheet. The PCGS auction record is $9,760 for an MS68 (Heritage, May 2, 2026). Values checked Oct 8, 2026. ## What to look for - Check the edge first. A 1964 quarter has a solid silver edge. A 1965 or later quarter shows a copper stripe. - Find the mint mark on the back, below the wreath. Nothing there means Philadelphia. - Grade matters only for coins that look new. Worn coins all sell close to the same price. - Sharp, unworn coins with full luster are the ones worth sending to PCGS or NGC. ## Fakes and lookalikes - Counterfeit 1964 quarters are not common because the premium is small. The bigger risk is a 1965 or later clad quarter in a roll of 'silver'. Check every edge. - A silver quarter weighs 6.25 grams. A clad quarter weighs 5.67 grams. A kitchen scale that reads to 0.01 g settles it. ## Find my keepers Dime Hound is a coin scanner for iPhone and Android. Join the waitlist at https://dimehound.app/coins/1964-quarter-value/#keepers and we'll email you once, the day it launches. ## FAQ ### Is every 1964 quarter silver? Yes. All circulating US quarters dated 1964 and earlier are 90% silver. The switch to copper-nickel clad started with 1965. ### How much is a 1964 quarter worth in silver? It holds 0.1808 oz of silver, about $10.67 at $59.00 an ounce on Oct 8, 2026. The melt value moves with the silver price every day. ### Is a 1964-D quarter worth more than a 1964 with no mint mark? Not in circulated grades. Both retail around $16 worn. Differences only show up in high grades. ### Where do I sell a 1964 quarter? A local coin shop or bullion dealer will pay close to melt for worn coins. For a coin that looks brand new, get it graded first, or ask a dealer what it might grade. ## Related coins - [1964 Dime Value: What Yours Is Worth](https://dimehound.app/coins/1964-dime-value/) - [1964 Half Dollar Value: What Your Kennedy Half Is Worth](https://dimehound.app/coins/1964-half-dollar-value/) - [1965 to 1970 Kennedy Half Dollar Value: Are They Silver?](https://dimehound.app/coins/kennedy-half-dollar-40-percent-silver/) - [War Nickel Value: Which 1942 to 1945 Nickels Are Silver](https://dimehound.app/coins/war-nickel-value/) - [Bicentennial Quarter Value: Is Your 1776 to 1976 Quarter Worth Anything?](https://dimehound.app/coins/bicentennial-quarter-value/) ## Sources 1. [USA Coin Book, Washington quarter values](https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/quarters/washington/) 2. [Greysheet, 1964 Washington quarter](https://www1.greysheet.com/prices/item/1964-25c-united-states-washington-quarter/gsid/5645) 3. [PCGS auction prices, 1964 quarter](https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/details/1964-ms/5876) 4. [PCGS CoinFacts, 1964 25C](https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1964-25c/5876) 5. [Yahoo Finance, silver price Oct 8, 2026 (silver price for melt value)](https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/investing/article/silver-price-today-thursday-october-8-2026-silver-prices-slip-to-august-levels-after-wallers-rising-rates-comments-110829225.html) 6. [Fortune, silver price Oct 8, 2026 (silver price for melt value)](https://fortune.com/article/current-price-of-silver-10-8-2026/) Values are retail estimates or recorded sale prices from the sources above, checked Oct 8, 2026. What a dealer pays you is usually less than retail. Silver spot traded between about $58.70 and $60.40 on Oct 8, 2026. We use $59.00 an ounce for melt math.